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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Spud McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bada Bing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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135 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spud McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bada Bing!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McKenzie shoots in and bounces Bing off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Bing is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McKenzie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bing on the ground.
McKenzie is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Bing has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. McKenzie is looking to defend but Bing has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for McKenzie! Bing pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, McKenzie taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bada Bing!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between C S Kitiona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen "Eyes of A Ranger" as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, C S Kitiona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Lee!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kitiona closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kitiona stands up.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Kitiona counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lee!
Lee working to try and regain half guard.
Kitiona looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lee tries to reverse the position but Kitiona maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitiona content just to control the position here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kitiona throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lee because Kitiona loaded up on that one.
Kitiona sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kitiona's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lee is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kitiona content just to control the position here.
Lee regains half guard.
Well, if Kitiona is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to stand back up but Kitiona manages to pass into side control.
Lee looks gassed!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kitiona decides to stand back up. Kitiona steps back and let's Lee get back to his feet.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Kitiona counters with a nice double leg into guard.
C S Kitiona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Lee.
Kitiona content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. C S Kitiona just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lee with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kitiona counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lee won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kitiona working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kitiona working away.
Kitiona wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
Lee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kitiona staying calm.
Kitiona looking to control but instead Lee has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kitiona tries to control the position but Lee now has his back.
Kitiona is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lee gets his way!
Kitiona has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kitiona tries to break free.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Despite being in a bad position, Kitiona is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Kitiona tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kitiona is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to stand but Lee has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Kitiona tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kitiona is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lee wants to stand but Kitiona is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Kitiona is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lee gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Lee and Kitiona goes tumbling to the canvas! Lee follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Kitiona is rocked!
It looks like C S Kitiona has been cut.
Kitiona is looking to get back to full guard here but Lee has managed to pass to side control instead.
Oh Kitiona is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee stands up from mount. Strange move.
Lee looks to land a combination but Kitiona avoids it well.
Lee lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Kitiona is looking to close the distance but Lee sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Kitiona crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Kitiona is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Chuck Lee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hank Wisnooski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijiah Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander has chosen do da stankey leg as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hank Wisnooski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Urijiah Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander is looking to clinch.
Wisnooski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alexander misses with a takedown attempt - Wisnooski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alexander misses with a takedown attempt - Wisnooski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Wisnooski! Alexander is backing up but he can't get away as Wisnooski lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Alexander and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hank Wisnooski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mika Huima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alaj volim kad je pomalena. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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220 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mika Huima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett throws a series of punches but Huima avoids them all with ease.
Huima could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Barnett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huima shoots in for a takedown but Barnett shows good takedown defense.
Huima wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Huima just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Barnett as Huima shoots in.
Huima shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Huima showed some decent athleticism there.
Barnett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Huima. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barnett has hold of Huima's hands but Huima slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Huima moves nicely into side control.
Barnett wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Barnett looks gassed!
Huima trying to control the position but Barnett is working away.
Barnett is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Huima has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huima is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barnett is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Huima advances nicely into full mount.
Huima controlling his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Barnett holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Huima tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Barnett wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Huima.
Huima punching from mount but Barnett doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Barnett is trying to stand but he's just given Huima his back.
Barnett controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Barnett showing good submission defense here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Barnett is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Huima fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mika Huima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses.
Barnett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Huima shoots in but no luck this time.
Mirko Barnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Barnett finds it's target.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses.
Mika Huima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett tries a head kick but it misses.
Huima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barnett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnett scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett connects with a single shot there.
Huima lands a nice hook to Barnett's body. Barnett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Huima shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Huima won't allow Barnett to get back to his feet.
Huima drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Huima seems to have locked his on tight now - Barnett screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Huima, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mika Huima!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between klaus kluubert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamad Najar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, klaus kluubert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mohamad Najar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by kluubert! Najar is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). klaus kluubert!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Muunhaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Derek Muunhaus!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Muunhaus, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Muunhaus against the ropes but Muunhaus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brown drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brown lands some shots froms side control.
Muunhaus manages to work his way to half guard, despite Brown's best efforts.
Brown wants to take a breather but Muunhaus is having none of it.
Muunhaus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Muunhaus trying to get back to full guard but Brown takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Muunhaus is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Brown connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Muunhaus tries to improve his position but Brown has taken his back! Brown has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Muunhaus tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Brown pushes Muunhaus away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Brown!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Severn has chosen Pride FC Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Severn!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Severn is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Severn is just out of range.
Gonzalez lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Severn crumples to the floor! Gonzalez milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jesus Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Habanero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taka Gominori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Habanero comes to the ring accompanied by Turning Japanese - The Vapors. Gominori has chosen In Flames - Take This Life as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Habanero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Gominori!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gominori on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Habanero throws a body punch but Gominori moves out of range.
Gominori ducks under a wild hook from Habanero.
Gominori tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Habanero swivels and escapes.
Habanero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Habanero lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Taka Gominori has been cut.
Gominori takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gominori takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gominori is rocked!
Habanero lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Gominori falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rafael Habanero!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nintendo Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kashihiro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nintendo Takada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kashihiro Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takada throws out the jab.
Akiyama just misses with a punch to the body.
Horrible takedown by Akiyama or perhaps it was just good defense by Takada which made him look bad.
A good leg kick by Akiyama.
Takada throws a nice looking combination but Akiyama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Akiyama shoots in looking for a takedown. Takada tries to sprawl out of it but Akiyama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Takada manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Akiyama fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nintendo Takada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kashihiro Akiyama.
Akiyama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Takada circles away.
Akiyama shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Akiyama showed some decent athleticism there.
Akiyama works his foot free and advances to mount.
Takada sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Akiyama prevents Takada from standing back up.
Takada actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama is looking for a kimura but Takada is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Akiyama to get the leverage.
Akiyama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Akiyama scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Takada gets full guard.
Takada striking off his back.
Takada working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Akiyama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Akiyama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Takada manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Akiyama manages to get himself to full guard.
Akiyama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Takada is working Akiyama over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Akiyama is looking for a triangle but Takada pushes his legs off easily.
Akiyama looks gassed!
Takada lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Takada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akiyama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Takada stopping the sweep attempt from Akiyama.
Takada thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Takada won't allow Akiyama to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Akiyama or perhaps it was just good defense by Takada which made him look bad.
Akiyama has a takedown stuffed.
Takada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akiyama tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Takada swivels and escapes.
Takada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Takada connects with a crisp jab.
Akiyama shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Akiyama throwing shots but Takada is blocking nicely.
Akiyama is nestled in close to Takada, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Akiyama has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Akiyama looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Takada is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada taking shots to the head.
Akiyama fails to move to back control.
Takada is working to get back to half guard.
Takada is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Akiyama working for a submission but Takada is keeping him at bay.
Takada is in a horrible position here. Akiyama smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Takada throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Takada flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Takada is wriggling around trying to escape.
Akiyama jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Takada manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Akiyama tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Akiyama has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Takada manages to work his way to half guard, despite Akiyama's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Akiyama looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Takada throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Takada makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Takada.
Akiyama won't allow Takada to sweep him here.
Takada striking off his back but it's not causing Akiyama any problems.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Akiyama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Takada pinned against the cage. Takada gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Takada misses with a looping right.
Takada looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Takada lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Takada looking to pass the guard.
Akiyama thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Takada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akiyama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Takada has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Takada passes Akiyama's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Takada there.
Takada is nestled in close to Akiyama, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Takada is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Akiyama has managed to free his arm - good work.
Takada lands strikes from half guard.
Akiyama on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Takada seems to be looking for submissions.
Akiyama wants to get back to full guard.
Akiyama taking some punishment here, with Takada in his half guard.
Takada working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Takada tries to stand but can't do so whilst Akiyama controls his leg.
Akiyama is defending against the submission attempts here by Takada.
Akiyama keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Akiyama is pressing down on Takada's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Takada drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Takada jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Akiyama working for a triangle but Takada defends it easily.
Takada passes into half guard.
Takada is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Akiyama throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Takada trying to mount his opponent but Akiyama defends it.
Takada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Akiyama avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Takada.
Akiyama is looking to improve his position.
Akiyama lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Akiyama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Takada gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Akiyama must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Akiyama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Takada throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Akiyama keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Takada's head.
Akiyama slips nicely into half guard.
Akiyama looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Takada looks like he's trying to stand up.
Takada wants to get back to full guard.
Akiyama takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Takada looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Akiyama is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Akiyama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Takada gets full guard.
Takada throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Takada is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Takada works his way into side control.
Takada looks up at the clock and then as Akiyama takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Takada smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Takada working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Akiyama sneaks back into half guard.
Takada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Akiyama with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Takada lands with a punch from half guard.
Takada winds up and cracks Akiyama with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Takada connects with a nice short shot to Akiyama's temple.
Takada frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Takada working Akiyama over with strikes here.
Akiyama is rocked!
Takada landing punches.
Akiyama is still in real trouble! Can Takada finish him?
Takada jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Akiyama manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Takada lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Takada working the head with strikes.
Takada advances to mount.
Takada looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Takada scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Takada working Akiyama over with strikes here.
Akiyama can't escape the position.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Takada! Akiyama is hurt baaadly! Takada is firing away with more strikes - Akiyama is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nintendo Takada!
Nintendo Takada retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaru Kayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinwi Bolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Let's go!. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zaru Kayne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinwi Bolo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bolo tries to clinch there but Kayne circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Kayne.
Kayne cracks a nice hook into Bolo's ribs.
A big head kick from Kayne and Bolo is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Bolo is rocked!
Kayne has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Kayne sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bolo is still in real trouble! Can Kayne finish him?
Kayne decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bolo, up you get!
Kayne lands with a big right hook that stumbles Bolo - he's out on his feet here! Kayne follows up with another monster hook that separates Bolo from consciousness! Bolo falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Kayne stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zaru Kayne!
Zaru Kayne is the new light heavyweight champion!
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